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A pirate captain addresses his crew. He has two peg legs, two hooks for hands, and two eye patches.
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A video by The Wall Street Journal detailing the evolution of the shipping container. As the container shipping industry continues to boom, companies are adopting new technologies to move cargo faster and shifting to crewless ships. But it’s not all been smooth sailing and the future will see fewer players stay above water.
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A photo taken after an oil spill of a dead American Eagle covered in oil. Taken by Paul Fusco.
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Photograph of a large net that is from a boat. It is cover the most of space and it is in the foreground. Taken by Sebastiao Salgado.
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A video about the impacts of seismic testing on marine life.
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The Titanic was the name of the British luxury passenger liner that was traveling from Southhampton, England to New York City, NY when it sunk on April 14, 1912 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This unfortunate tragedy has been an inspiration for authors, movie-makers, play-writers, and even billionaires and scholars who were left with much speculation about what happened and where the shipwrecks remain. The Titanic sunk in 1912, next The Titanic movie aired in 1997 (85 years after the tragedy), and now, 26 years later, billionaires attempted to reach the Titanic's shipwreck remains in 2023.
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Jaws is an American "horror" film series that aired for the first movie in 1975 and has expanded to other 3 sequels, a theme park ride, and many more thanks to the entertainment industry.
The impact that this movie's release in 1975 had on society goes beyond the big screen and its revenue: the shark and ray population has seen an epic decrease of 71% with around 100 million sharks killed each year. The movie, although fictional, held the power to demonize sharks and also incite curiosity in marine biologists to research more about these misunderstood beings with the aim of preserving them.
Another perspective we must look at: "It’s a call to action for us to channel our love for thrilling tales into nurturing a deeper appreciation for the natural world." - Tanner Saul (2023)
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The Pirates of the Caribbean is a film series of American fantasy with the first movie airing in 2003. This movie was based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction and has served as a major contributor to the entertainment industry: not only as a blockbuster but for the Walt Disney world too.
The filming of these movies took place mostly in Queensland, Australia, taking over 7.4 hectares of natural habitat to occupy this land with the "pirate village" and other "greenscreen" sets, disturbing the ecosystem, not only the flora and fauna naturally but also by changing and manipulating in the locals' habitat.
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Life of Pi is an adventure/drama film that aired in 2012 and revolves around two survivors of a shipwreck and are left stranded in the Pacific Ocean for over 200 days. The survivors, however, are a boy and a Bengal tiger, thus making this movie that much more interesting. Production of this movie used a giant wave tank placed in an abandoned airport, it is known as the world's largest self-generating wave tank with a capacity of 1.7 million gallons of water.
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Moby Dick is a tale that everyone knows about. This novel was written by Herman Melville and published in 1851. Although not based on 100% real-life events, Melville adapted his life into this book: he was raised during the time of American dominance of the whaling industry in the mid 19th century. Using his own experience as a whaler as well as George Pollard's, the former captain of the whaler Essex, Melville wrote this American masterpiece which would later be adapted into hundreds of different movies, shows, comics, children's books, and even theatrical plays.
Environmentally speaking, Melville is able to depict whaling as brutal and destructive, he highlights the environmental toll that whaling takes on the oceans as well as other creatures by showcasing the interconnectedness of species to their natural habitat, oceans.
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Photograph of the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Taken by Paul Fusco.
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This is a color photograph of an offshore oil rig in Gabon. Taken by Bruno Barbey.